Silicon Laboratories CP2104 User Manual

CP2104 E
VALUATION

1. Kit Contents

The CP2104 Evaluation Kit contains the following items:
 CP2104 Evaluation Board
 RS232 Serial Cable
 USB Cable
 DVD
 Quick Start Guide
2. Relevant Documentation
Application notes can be found on the Interface Application Notes page for all fixed-function devices:
www.silabs.com/interface-appnotes.
 AN721: CP210x/CP211x Device Customization Guide — Customize the VID, PID, serial number, and
other parameters stored in the CP2104 one-time programmable ROM.
 AN197: Serial Communications Guide for CP210x — Programming guide for using the Virtual COM Port
(VCP) drivers.
 AN169: USBXpress Programmer's Guide — Programming guide for using the USBXpress drivers.
 AN220: C8051F32x and CP210x USB Driver Customization — VCP or USBXpress driver customization
tool.
 AN223: Port Configuration and GPIO for CP210x — Programming guide and DLL for runtime control of
the CP2104 GPIO pins.
 AN571: CP210x Virtual COM Port Interface — USB interface details for CP210x devices.

3. Software Setup

The Software Development Kit (SDK) for the
installer can also be downloaded from the
 Device Customization Utility (AN721)
 Documentation — data sheet, application notes, user's guide, quick start guide, etc.
 CP210x Virtual COM Port (VCP) Drivers
 Software — Driver Customization Utility (AN220) and programming examples
The Windows installer should launch automatically after inserting the
appropriate directory on the
drivers to the system.
3.1. USBXpress Driver Development Kit
The Silicon Laboratories USBXpress
CP210x devices. No USB protocol or host device driver expertise is required. Instead, a simple, high-level Application
Program Interface (API) for the host software is used to provide complete USB connectivity. The USBXpress
Development Kit includes Windows device drivers, Windows device driver installer, host interface function library
(host API) provided in the form of a Windows Dynamic Link Library (DLL). See Application Note AN169, "USBXpress
Programmer's Guide" for detailed information on using the USBXpress drivers.
The USBXpress drivers are available here: www.silabs.com/usbxpress.
Click the USBXpress Development Kit link in the Download for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Win7 section
to download the USBXpress drivers. Run the installer and follow the steps to install the software to the desired
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to install the software package. Follow the instructions to install the SDK and
DVD
Development Kit provides a complete host software solution for interfacing to
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